Levy Restaurants UK has an excellent opportunity available for a General Manager for the Madejski Stadium, home of Reading Football club. The Madejski Stadium offers a great range of event spaces for Match and non-match day events. The Royal Berkshire conference centre is managed and spaces sold by Compass and therefore this role offers a great platform for an experienced General Manager to really make an impact.

As General Manager you will take full responsibility for the £5M contract working closely with our clients and driving the business. You will ensure standards across all event and non-event days in both commercial and hospitality services. The business is a great mix of conference and events and you will develop and manage a motivated team, ensuring appropriate skills to ensure budget targets are achieved. Working with a fixed team of 20 and up to 300 casuals at peak times you will be an excellent leader, able to communicate at all levels.

Package description

Circa £65,000 per annum

To work 5 out of 7 days, in line with business needs.

Main responsibilities

Managing client and contractual relationships in a commercial manner ensuring compliance and company policies are adhered to

Driving the service and support to exceed our client's and our customers' expectations

Planning and implementing plans to achieve strategic growth of the operation and overall contract delivery

Coaching, developing and leading a team to provide exceptional service to the clients

Deliver the profit for the business through leading and supporting your team in delivery of their financial targets

Demonstrate an in depth knowledge of Food & beverage, operating with focus on innovation, standards and market awareness

Ideal candidate

Strategic Management experience within a similar Sport and Leisure / Retail and C&B background

The ability to build and lead an effective team

Standards and quality driven management style

Results orientated and motivated to achieve measurable results

Sound knowledge of Hygiene, Health and Safety

Have excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills

Be self-motivated and show the ability to work in a pressurised commercial, customer facing environment

Standards and quality driven management style

Motivated by a passion for quality and great service delivery

Computer literacy

Financial and commercial acumen

About the company

Levy Restaurants UK is the sports, leisure and hospitality sector of Compass Group UK& I and British partner to Levy Restaurants US. A hospitality market leader, Levy Restaurants provides individual character to each of its clients including Twickenham Experience, Tom’s Kitchen at Somerset House and The O2, through focusing on delicious food, great atmosphere and legendary service.